Trump told Rolling Stone he doesn’t “quite get” the analogies drawn between West and himself, but added, “He’s said very nice things about me in the past… extremely positive things,” and is friendly with his daughter Ivanka Trump.

“I was actually watching,” Trump admitted, “I saw him do it, and I said, ‘That’s very interesting. I wonder who gave him that idea?'” The candidate also sounded disappointed that Miley Cyrus said she was going to vote for Trump before West entered the hypothetical race.

“He’s actually a different kind of person than people think. He’s a nice guy,” Trump added, perhaps alluding to that time President Barack Obamacalled West as a “jackass” on a hot mic. “I hope to run against him someday.”